Fort Pulaski Was Designated National Monument in 1966

Fort Pulaski was designated a national monument in 1966. The fort, named after the Polish military hero Casimir Pulaski, was  built in 1829 to be an impenetrable fortress to protect the Savannah River and Savannah in Georgia. after the Civil War broke out, the Confederate Army took over the fort, However, on April 10, 1862, the Union Army attacked the fort with a new type of cannon and within 30 hours the Confederate garrison surrendered. The fort remained under Union control for the rest of the Civil War. Since the area was now under Union control, it then became part of the Underground Railroad. After the Civil War ended, the fort was manned by only a few soldiers. It fell into disrepair. In 1933 young men who were part of the Civilian Conservation Corps brought it back to what it is today. Children can learn more at: Fort Pulaski.